London Builds for 2012

A New Destination
Stratford's existing rail station, less than a decade-old, stands in shiny contrast to the rest of the area. Most Olympic visitors will arrive at a brand new terminus being built nearby to cope with a new subway line connecting east and west London and a high-speed rail link to the Channel Tunnel and Europe beyond.

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